On song Marquez soars for record-breaking Silverstone pole

Marc Marquez delivered his 60th premier class pole position from 120 premier class starts with a new lap record at the British Grand Prix, Jorge Lorenzo battled his physical condition.

Times were tumbling from early in the day as the Silverstone circuit record was improved on continuously throughout the day. The bar was provisionally set during Free Practice 3 when Marc Marquez was one of three riders to enter the 1’58s – over a second faster than the record from 2017.

Immediately in the 1’58s from his first flying lap of Q2, Marc Marquez left it late to set his fastest time as he secured pole with a 1’58.168 and set a new outright lap record around the Silverstone circuit. The record-breaking lap is his 60th pole position in the premier class on what is his 120th premier class start. This is also the World Championship leader’s eighth pole of the 2019 season and his fourth pole in a row.

Aside from his incredible pole lap, Marquez has demonstrated strong and consistent race pace throughout the weekend in Silverstone. The competition in the MotoGP World Championship is as close as ever as Marc Marquez prepares to battle for a potential 88th premier class podium with the Repsol Honda Team.

Jorge Lorenzo continued his efforts in returning to pre-injury form, improving his lap time with each session on track. Able to set a 2’01.562 during Q1, the still recovering Lorenzo has improved his pace by almost three seconds since Friday. Given his physical condition, Jorge Lorenzo is aware of the challenge a full distance MotoGP race at Silverstone presents on Sunday.

Sunday’s 20-lap British Grand Prix will begin at 13:00 local time as the second race of the day due to the unique running schedule of the British round.

Marc Marquez

1st 1’58.168

“With the first tyre I felt really, really good and I just tried to find a good lap and I did my first lap alone. When we went out with the second tyre there was a fair bit of traffic, I was on top in the results so I did not want to push first. We were then waiting a bit and playing with our strategy and then on the last lap the tyres were ready and we made a really good lap. Valentino was ahead, maybe a little too far because I couldn’t profit fully from the slipstream. I think we can be strong in the race tomorrow, but for sure there are many rivals for tomorrow.”

Jorge Lorenzo

21st2'01.562

“I am still limited a lot by my physical condition, tomorrow will be a difficult day but I want to race to test myself. I’m realistic about what to expect from the race, it’s not something I have experienced before in my career but I am the only rider on track with this kind of injury. It’s important to finish this weekend because it means I can be physically and mentally more prepared for the next test and races. We will try our hardest tomorrow and avoid any unnecessary risks.”

MotoGP 2019Saturday, August 24th 2019

Qualifying
Round 12
British Grand PrixGreat Britain

British Grand Prix Qualification Results

Dry

Humidity

30%

Track Temp

42°C

Air Temp

28°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'58.168

2

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

0.428

3

Miller Jack

43

AUS

Pramac Racing

Ducati

0.434

4

Quartararo Fabio

20

FRA

Petronas Yamaha SRT

Yamaha

0.444

5

Rins Alex

42

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

0.502

6

Vinales Maverick

12

SPA

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

0.594

7

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

0.594

8

Morbidelli Franco

21

ITA

Petronas Yamaha SRT

Yamaha

0.928

9

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

LCR Honda

Honda

1.075

10

Nakagami Takaaki

30

JPN

LCR Honda

Honda

1.259

11

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

1.319

12

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1.452

13

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1'59.549 Q1

14

Zarco Johann

5

FRA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

0.099

15

Oliveira Miguel

88

POR

Red Bull KTM Tech 3

KTM

0.209

16

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

0.367

17

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

0.691

18

Bagnaia Francesco

63

ITA

Pramac Racing

Ducati

0.813

19

Guintoli Sylvain

50

FRA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1.111

20

Syahrin Hafizh

55

MAL

Red Bull KTM Tech 3

KTM

1.151

21

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

2.013

22

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

5.296

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Location Information

The Silverstone Circuit is long, fast and flowing, with a lot of fast changes of direction and a mixture of corners: the stadium section from Abbey through the Loop to Aintree is tight and technical, Woodcote and Copse are long and fast, the Maggotts/Becketts complex a bit of both. It… read more.

Location Information

The Silverstone Circuit is long, fast and flowing, with a lot of fast changes of direction and a mixture of corners: the stadium section from Abbey through the Loop to Aintree is tight and technical, Woodcote and Copse are long and fast, the Maggotts/Becketts complex a bit of both. It… read more.